At about 6 p.m. Friday, all customers in Califon had lost power and 80 percent of the utility’s 2,712 customers in Tewksbury had lost power. Other hard-hit towns were Lebanon Township, Delaware Township, Franklin Township, Raritan Township, Clinton Township, High Bridge, Alexandria and Kingwood.

Ninety percent of customers in Clinton Town were without power and 30 percent of customers were without in Clinton Township as of Saturday morning.

As of noon today, PSE&G crews will be working through the day to restore power to the remaining 2,300 customers affected by the storm’s damaging winds that brought down numerous trees, poles and power lines, according to a company news release.

The utility is estimating that virtually all customers affected by the nor’easter will be restored no later than midnight. Since the storm began Friday morning, PSE&G has restored power to more than 150,000 customers.

Some customers who had their power restored may lose it for a period of time as workers take lines out of service so they can safely repair damaged equipment.

PSE&G customers can report downed wires and power outages by logging in to My Account on www.pseg.com, texting the word “OUT” to 4PSEG, or calling PSE&G’s Customer Service line at 1-800-436-PSEG.

In Highland Park, downed wires prompted the evacuation of buildings in the area of Woodbridge Avenue and South 7th Avenue.

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Zbigniew Knapik of Main Street in South Amboy at the Charles W. Hoffman Senior Resource Center. He and his wife were told to evacuate their Main Street home due to downed power lines.(Photo: Susan Loyer/Staff Photo)

Main Street between Stevens Avenue and Broadway in South Amboy was closed in both directions due to downed wires. South Amboy Police, fire and EMS were on the scene, as well as Jersey Central Power & Light.

A telephone pole snapped at its base and wires were hanging on a house, according to South Amboy OEM Coordinator Mark Herdman, who said 13 homes were evacuated, but he expected residents to be able to return home Friday night.

Zbigniew Knapik and his wife were home when police knocked on the door of their Main Street home and told them had to leave.

“A police officer came to our house around 2 p.m.,” Knapik said. “We didn’t see anything and we had power. We just left.”

A downed 60-foot tree on Sylvan Road that struck two vehicles and a large tree limb that knocked out power lines on New Durham Avenue at Hampton Street have Metuchen police and PSE&G busy, Lt. Arthur Flaherty said.

PSE&G is on the scene at New Durham Road and then will work on Sylvan Road, Flaherty said. The extent of the damage of the vehicles has not been determined because the tree is covering them, he said.

“The road will remain closed until the Department of Public Works can remove the tree,” Flaherty said. “But the guys can’t work on the tree until the wires are safe.”

The tree on Sylvan came down about 4 p.m., followed shortly thereafter by the limb on New Durham, Flaherty said.

No one was injured in either incident, he said, but power has been lost to residences.

On Schmidt Lane in North Brunswick, a tree fell onto a vehicle and caused a natural gas leak. Multiple residential units were being evacuated late Friday afternoon. Police and fire department units were on the scene.

Schmidt Lane- Tree down on a vehicle, also causing a natural gas leak. Multiple residential units being evacuated at this time. Police and Fire Department units operating on scene. #OutLikeALionpic.twitter.com/DADc3MprLe

The heavy rains, in tandem with the coming spring thaw, also caused Central Jersey rivers to rise near flood stage. The rivers were forcast to crest early Saturday morning near flood stage.

The rain changed to snow at about 9 a.m. Friday, but because the air temperature remained above freezing and the ground was relatively warm, the snow did not accumulate except at the highest elevations, where the temperatures dropped below 32 degrees.

By Friday afternoon, temperatures had dropped throughout Central Jersey to the mid-30s, with the wind chill at about 20 degrees. Temperatures on Thursday afternoon had reached 60 degrees.

Winds were predicted to stay around 20 mph, with gusts to 36 mph, Saturday as the nor’easter moves away.

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Middle Brook in Bridgewater.(Photo: Paul Grzella/Staff Photo)

Sunday and Monday will be chilly, with temperatures in the mid-40s, before the next storm approaches on Tuesday and Wednesday, bringing another chance of rain and snow.

A winter weather advisory has been issued by the National Weather Service for Somerset County, with a total estimate of wet snow accumulation 2 to 3 inches but 3 to 5 inches in higher elevations. The snow is expected to continue until sunset.

Bridgewater police said at about 5:15 p.m. that Route 22 West in the area of North Bridge Street will be closed until further notice.

According to a police scanner service, there was a pole split from high winds in South Amboy in danger of falling on Main Street. Responders were evacuating residents between Stockton and Broadway. Slippery road conditions are predicted for the evening rush hour.

Bernardsville Police Department issued an alert to residents via Twitter that said: Due to high winds, fallen branches, and wet ground, all residents should remain indoors until the storm ends.

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Middle Brook in Bridgewater.(Photo: Paul Grzella/Staff Photo)

At 1 p.m., there was a downed tree and downed wires on Route 322 eastbound, west of County Route 555 and Tuckahoe Road in Monroe, according to the state Department of Transportation. The right lane was closed and drivers were urged to use caution.

At 11:45 a.m., there was a downed tree on the I-78 eastbound ramp from westbound Exit 18 and Route 22 in Clinton Township. A portion of the ramp was closed because of a downed large branch.

At 1:48 p.m., there was a downed tree on I-287 northbound in the area north of Exit 14 and Route 22 in Bridgewater. Partial lane closures were initiated resulting in five- to 10-minute delay.

At 1:08 p.m., there was a downed tree on Route 22 westbound in the area east of County Route 82 and Morris Avenue in Union. The right lane was closed resulting in a five- to 10-minute delay.

At 2:30 p.m., the right lane was closed on southbound Route 202 in Readington in the Three Bridges area because of a downed tree.

Wires and tree across the roadway on Broadway Rd. Police are on scene at this time. Estimated road closure is 2 hours. pic.twitter.com/iZQTI9ayF0

The left lane of westbound I-78 closed east of Exit 7 in Hunterdon County because of an overturned vehicle.

At Route 1 southbound at Plainfield Avenue in Edison, all lanes were closed due to down poles, according to an alert sent by the Edison Township Police Department.

In Piscataway, the South Randolphville and Sidney Road intersection was closed due to flooding, according to a police monitoring service. Barricades were put in place and drivers were warned to avoid the area.

In the Fords section of Woodbridge, the monitoring service reported wires down near 440 King Georges Road. The fire department reported that a pole is leaning and cracked at the base and requested PSE&G to expedite.

There were also downed wires in South Brunswick on Broadway Road, accoridng to the police. The wires fell around 3 p.m. and will result in an estimated two hour delay.

By noon, New Jersey State Police Troopers had responded to 109 motor vehicle crashes and 147 motorist aids since midnight, the agency said on Twitter. The roads are wet, the state police said, advising drivers to slow down.

Troopers have responded to 109 MV crashes and 147 motorist aids since midnight. Motorist aids can be anything from a car w/a flat tire, mechanical problem, or spinout. The roads are wet so #SlowYourRoll! pic.twitter.com/wqiitkKJPz